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Indirect discrimination?

Starbuck

I've recently been having a few issues at work where I am now wondering if it amounts to indirect discrimination.

I disclosed my diagnosis to health workers during my health assessment and HR, first aiders and necessary senior management are aware of my diagnosis.

Recently I have been suffering with numerous shutdowns and have had to have a couple of days of sick as a result.  My boss told me that he would prefer me to work from home when I am not feel well rather than coming in, making myself ill and then going off sick.  This has meant  work from home approx. once every two weeks.  A Occupational Therapist was brought in who specialises in ASD and she did a sensory profile and made some recommendations.  HR said the report was complicated and nothing else came of it.

There was one day where my boss text me as he didn't know I was working from home and since then he has confronted me to say he isn't happy me working from home and the company doesn't have a work from home policy - this is rubbish as other senior staff work from home when it suits them.  Also a senior HR member of staff said that it is down to me to manage my time and there is no policy as such, I just need to make sure I get my work done.  That seems to have all changed now.  In addition I was asked to disclose my diagnosis to colleagues which I refused.  I have now been told it looks like I am getting special treatment and eventually people will turn on me.  Apparently people are already talking and I have been told I need to disclose my diagnosis to colleagues by tomorrow at the latest or else my boss will be annoyed - not sure what the consequences will be, if any.

Is it me or is this unreasonable? I work hard and do my best to manage shutdowns etc. but work seems to think I can take a pill and it all goes a way so I am choosing not to resolve the issue.  I don't know what to do now as I don't want a confrontation tomorrow.

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  • They seem to be putting a great onus on you to sort this out as seem to be incompetent in showing a duty of care, communicating clearly and consistently with staff and doing their job

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    I think this stems from a lack of understanding and empathy.

    I think they way they see it, my condition can be managed and the fact I am struggling sometimes means I am not managing it properly. They also can't understand why I won't disclose it publicly, despite my warnings that past experience has seen some people target and exploit me as a result. I was told to be more open and see it as part of my development.

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  • in reply to .

    I think this stems from a lack of understanding and empathy.

    I think they way they see it, my condition can be managed and the fact I am struggling sometimes means I am not managing it properly. They also can't understand why I won't disclose it publicly, despite my warnings that past experience has seen some people target and exploit me as a result. I was told to be more open and see it as part of my development.

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